The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-26
Meeting OF the County y Earm ers, a.,

The Farmers County Club mot 81
u MI the 22nd instant. Chairmar,
Auntcr called the club to order and
asked the Secretary to call tho roli
whon the following delegates either an,
swered to their names or were renorted
presents: 'po' 'o' ~,
township /, Club il. NJ. Johnstono<
j. NJ. Henry. y - -'0'o&
Club 2-H. II. Folk, r. Moorman,
George JOhnstone.
township 2, Club al. C. s. Brown.
u, NJ; wilson, j. G. Price, S. s. Cum
Township 4, Club IN. NJ. Buford.
j! w. Scott. - >'s'SO -
:, township 81. Il. Duncan, G. WI.
Spearman, L. p. Chalmers. - =.
township 6, Club 2-P. @. Smith.
Township S-John G. Goggans, J. r.
DAVIDSON, T.. Moon, NJ. Werts.
township 8, Clubl--R. II. 9. Hunter,
-. l.. Hawkins, D. L. Ham, N. B. Les
ter, !. j. Hunter, W. P. b. Harmon, N.
- township ., Club 2-M. l.. Long, G.
l.. D. Morris, l.. q. Cook. "''''A'
| Township 8, Club "a. II. Miller, S,
Al. Werts, Andrew Shelley.
| Club IN. 3. Wheeler, j. r., Seasc.
d.. Long, D. S. Cannon, John Boland.
| Township 10, Club 2-J, A. Sliyh. w
| L. Counts, A. N. Boianc.
a quorum being present, the chair
man stated that he had no special object
| III calling the meeting, except to keep
the Farmers Club together, but that
there were two cssayists present who
| mad been requested to read essays at
this mceting-Mcssrs. j. 9. s. Brown
other business, they would be glad to
| hear from Mr.. Brown who was first on
| the programme. Mr.. Brown began by
saying that he had not prepared any
essay, as he thought the Farmers Club
was about dead and that from. the at
| tendance today 1t looked very much
like 1t; however, lie would say sone-
thing on the subjcct-Labor. He thought
that the farmers should control their
labor better than they were now doing,
ana require them to give more OF their
time; that they should have the con-
| tracts so worded that the payment of
| their salaries and the delivery of such
portions of the crops rs may be agreed
upon be conditioned on the carrying out
OF the orders and directions Of the land
owners, and that said salaries and parts
OF crops be OF such proportion of the
products grown as will make the burden
lighter OH the owner of the land, who is
Invariably the greatest sufferer in case
OF short crops. At the close of Mr.. BPS
remarks, Capt. II. II. Folk offered the
following resolutions:
"Resotccd, Th' the club appoint a
committee who luty it shall be to
hear and adjust IA differences between
members of their respective clubs, or
adjacent clubs, and also, as far as posi-
hnfNnnn Il -.
ants" Adopted without discussion.
Mr.. Chalmers made short talk on the
labor question. lie said that farmers
should have better understanding with
each other about the price paid for labor,
and that no higher price paid, ami
that they should be made to work. lie
thought that much Of the difficulty would
be removed if they required them to
give all of their time on the farm. That
he knew men in his ncighborhood who
made money and they made their hands
work every day, and as they would say,
whether Oh salary or for part of tie
crop.
Mr.. f. Moon offered resolution, ask
ing the club to give certain suggestions
TO the Governor in regard to filling an
Messrs. Geo. Johnstone, f. Moon, A. j.
Gibson, e. p. Chalmers and Senator
Sligh, the resolution was withdrawn,
ana the following substituted for it.
"Resotved, That in case Of vacancy
In any Of the county offices, that the
Democratic Executive Committee be re-
| quested to nominate the candidate for
said vacancy by primary election"
Representative Chalmers was then
called Oh to deliver his essay on "rhc
Importance OF raising small grain" He
said that hc had not found time to write
an essay, as lie did not know of the
meeting until last week when he saw It
in the papers, and that he had been so
busy getting ready for planting, burn
ing brush, etc., that he had not been
able to write anything, but that he
would advise the farmers to SOW one
half OF their land down every year in
wheat, oats, rye and barley, and then
plant one-fourth in corn and the other
in cotton, and they would, nine times
out Of ten, If worked properly, make
living at home and some extra money
besides, but this way of planting all
cotton and having your smoke house at
Newberry was what was keeping the
farmer poor, and he. said one-half OF the
county Is doing this-from the Court
House to the upper line OF Newberry;
from Newbcrry down It was better
The people in the Dutch Fork sowed
more grain, and raised their hog and
homlny at home, and that is what we
should do; ut the same time, that they
did not have so many negroes there after
| the war, which has been drawback
to the upper section of Newberry. He
also advocated raising sheep, goats and
hogs. Mr.. Moon also encouraged the
sowing Of grain, and added to this grass,
which had been such a great help to the
farmers this year; that they should raise
crops that they could Use at home and
control themselves; that the cotton crop
was now controlled by the capitalists
OF the country, the price fixed often be-
fore the seed was put in the ground.
Senator Sigh said, am no croaker,
put we cannot deny the fact that we are
IN bad condition, and 1t is not all due
to the management OF the affairs of the